A winning return for Sabres

'“We probably had four or five goals in the preseason … where they get a step in on the defense because you can’t use your stick, you can’t use your arm (and) it becomes a scoring chance now,” said Sabres coach Lindy Ruff. “I think that’s the biggest difference if you can skate and get the step on them. You never saw that. Now you’re seeing that play more often.”'